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Stephen Mangan’s desert island essentials included the Bible, the complete works of Shakespeare and a piano - Clara Molden/The Telegraph As a long-time devotee of Desert Island Discs, I was tickled by ...

Desert Island Discs Postcards, Radio 4Brendan O’Connor, RTÉ Radio 1DOES anyone send postcards any more? Well, here are a few ...

We’ve all felt the effects of a good episode of Desert Island Discs – crying on the commute, laughing to ourselves in public, singing as we potter about the house. There’s something about the format ...

Angela Harding is an artist, printmaker and illustrator. Based in Rutland, Angela’s work is inspired by the countryside of ...

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives. The actor and writer Ruth Jones was cast away by Lauren Laverne in 2019. 3 mins ...

Desert Island Discs listeners are reacting to Adrian Edmondson’s tearful recollection of comedian and actor Rik Mayall. Edmondson appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show, which is hosted by Lauren Laverne, ...

Always a man of eclectic but classy taste, Elvis Costello appeared on 'Desert Island Discs', primarily focused on jazz and ...

Jamie Dornan has reflected on the Fifty Shades of Grey “ridicule” he still faces to this day in a highly “emotional” episode of Desert Island Discs that left many listeners in tears. On Sunday (28 ...

Jony Ive has often been a mysterious and guarded personality, and any insight into his mind has always been interesting. So Ive’s appearance today on the BBC’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ was sure to be ...

Makeup artist Mary Greenwell was ‘flattered’ to work with Margaret Thatcher - She also told the BBC’s Desert Island Discs ...